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Tag Archives: Stephen Fry
Count no blessings: how a suicidal mind works
People very often make the mistake of assuming there is some sort of logic behind suicidal thinking. They assume you must want to die because something, which would certainly make sense. And because they don’t want you to harm yourself, … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health
Tagged Bipolar, Depressed thinking, Depression, Mental health, Stephen Fry, Suicidal ideation, Suicide
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Don’t manufacture my meaning: a response to Darian Leader
Does illness have a meaning? Does mental distress represent underlying patterns? In experiencing the major mood shifts that constitute bipolar disorder, are we playing out unconscious thoughts or feelings from our earliest years? Darian Leader, writing in the Guardian (Bipolar … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Bipolar disorder, Darian Leader, Jung, Kay Redfield Jamison, Mania, Mental disorder, Mental health, Psychoanalysis, Stephen Fry
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OK, I’ll admit it – I hate the Silver Linings Playbook
A few weeks ago, I went to see the film Silver Linings Playbook with a friend. I was looking forward to it, because I’d heard such good things about its treatment of bipolar. However, about ten minutes in I began … Continue reading
Posted in Film and TV, Mental health
Tagged Aggression, Anger, Bipolar disorder, Domestic violence, Mania, Restraining Order, Silver Linings Playbook, Stephen Fry, Violent
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In it together: the Mind Media Awards, social anxiety and me
Several weeks ago the Mind digital team contacted me and asked for my postal address, saying that they would like to send me an invitation to the Mind Media Awards. I was very excited and surprised to be asked, but … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health, Politics and current affairs
Tagged Anxiety, Bipolar, Bipolar disorder, Homeland, Mental health, Mind, Mind Media Awards, Social anxiety, Stephen Fry, Twitter
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Everybody hurts? Privilege in mental health.
I’ve seen a lot of discussion lately – most recently this morning on Twitter, regarding the footballer Stan Collymore – as to whether celebrities who are open about mental distress are a) wonderful ambassadors in the fight against stigma, or … Continue reading
